Bolivia

15 de febrero de 2012, 16:41La Paz, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales met with representatives of the Assembly of the Guarani People (APG) to evaluate agreements signed in October, which prioritized the regional development. According ...  

A security expert in Bolivia believes the triangle shaped UFO that frightened residents of the Bolivian city of San Ignacio de Velasco during a freak hurricane type storm on January 17, 2012, was an unmanned surveillance drone that could fly 1200 kilometers per hour 'in seconds'.  

While U.S. relations with Bolivia can be divided into periods in quest of clarity, U.S. corporate investment there across 187 years of Bolivian independence is probably the central, constant theme.  

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy.  

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly ...  

Forward Sergio Herrera put Tachira ahead with his chest midway through the first half from a failed Corinthians clearance and as the three minutes of added time ebbed away Alex curled a free ... a bullet header past Robert Rivas for the equaliser.  

LA PAZ Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Monday he sent a bill to Congress to use about 10 percent of central bank reserves to finance industrial projects as he tightens government control over the economy. Morales ...  

Bolivian President Evo Morales has proposed tapping as much as $1.2 billion of central bank reserves to finance industrial projects, state news agency ABI reported. In legislation sent to Congress today, local town halls will become partners ...  

LA PAZ, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bolivia's President Evo Morales outlined plans on Monday to use about 10 percent of the central bank's record foreign reserves to foment industry in one of Latin America's least-developed economies. Morales ...  

BUENOS AIRES Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Monday he had sent a bill to Congress to set aside $1.2 billion in foreign reserves to start a fund to finance public sector industrial projects. Morales has long considered ...  

Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that document ...  

Bolivia's long-downtrodden indigenous majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that document ...  

Bolivia seizes 17 properties in drugs raidsSacramento BeeAP LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Bolivian authorities say they've seized 17 properties from a provincial clan ostensibly in the gravel business that it suspects of laundering drug money through real estate. Cochabamba police chief Vladimir Pol says police were ...and more »  

12 de febrero de 2012, 09:55La Paz, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia adjusted its bilateral agenda with Chile, including a maritime demand, from 13 to 12 items, due to a lack of response by the Chilean government and President Evo Morales'' decision to go to ...  

What a coincidence, a top secret NASA experimental aircraft, the triangular shaped TR-3B, flying over the tops of buildings in the city of San Ignacio de Velasco Bolivia during a massive storm the magnitude of which the city had never experienced. The storm, shutting off the power to the entire city.  

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- A Bolivian court has sentenced an Argentine businessman in absentia to six years in prison for corruption in a case that also ensnared a close collaborator of President Evo Morales. Ramirez was sentenced Thursday to 12 ...  

LA PAZ - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday accused the United States of spying on his and other Latin American countries. The Bolivian president said the spying is done under the cover of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and ...  

LA PAZ, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday accused the United States of spying on his and other Latin American countries. The Bolivian president said the spying is done under the cover of the U.S. Agency for International ...  

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03 de febrero de 2012, 11:40La Paz, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) President Evo Morales on Friday slashed the U.S. interfering policy and noted that that lacks the moral authority to judge Bolivia, in a speech on the 118th anniversary of the foundation of the ...  

LA PAZ, Bolivia None of my other trips to South America had ever included Bolivia; thus, I have found its complexity somewhat daunting. What brought my wife and me here was my stepson's wife, an internationally acclaimed pianist, Ana-Maria Vera. Ana-Maria is half-Bolivian, half-Dutch and now American. She started her career at age 8 as a child prodigy.  

Lowlands Indians have quit his Movement Toward Socialism over his insistence, without seeking their consent, on building a road across a virgin jungle preserve and for forging ahead with natural-gas projects on their traditional lands. Neither marathon ...  

Felipe Caceres, the deputy minister in charge of eradication ... where President Evo Morales rose to prominence as a coca-growers union leader and still holds considerable sway. His influence in the Yungas is weaker. Morales expelled U.S ...  

Nearly all the eradication in Bolivia last year was accomplished in the Chapare region, where President Evo Morales rose to prominence as a coca-growers union leader and still holds considerable sway. His influence in the Yungas is weaker.  

The project, which was mainly funded by multi-million U.S. dollar credits from Brazil, was suspended by Bolivian President Evo Morales in September after a violent police crackdown on the aboriginals triggered harsh criticism from not only local press but ...  

Members of the Chiquitano indigenous community in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, have created the Twitter account @monkoxbesiro [es] to promote the use of the Chiquitano (Bésiro) language in Bolivia. Written by Silvia Viñas · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper  

14 de febrero de 2012, 14:39La Paz, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday ratified a 13-point agenda with Chile, which includes the historical sovereign demand to that country on an outlet to the Pacific Ocean, despite the ...  

Activists in favor of a road-building project enter La Paz, Bolivia. Photo by Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images. One of South America's most controversial leaders finds himself -- yet again -- squeezed between two competing demands and constituencies.  

Marchers in favor of a project to build a road that would go through the TIPNIS indigenous territory reached La Paz. Mario R. Duran from the blog Palabras Libres [es] reports that residents of El Alto and La Paz received the march with indifference. Written by Silvia Viñas · comments...  

LA PAZ, Bolivia – In just three years, Bolivia’s state airline has pushed aside private carriers, bucking an international trend toward privatization while becoming the leader in domestic flights for a poor Andean country where flying ...  

La Paz (Bolivia), Jan 17 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 12 injured after a minibus and a public transport bus collided in the Bolivian city of La Paz Sunday, said traffic police. The accident occurred at midnight, killing five people on the spot while three others died Monday due to serious [...]  

Although the main opposition party boycotted the session, a constitutional draft was approved on 24 November. In May 2008, Evo Morales was a signatory to the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations. Bolivia has ratified ...  

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) In just three years, Bolivia's state airline has pushed aside private carriers, bucking an international trend toward privatization while becoming the leader in domestic flights for a poor Andean country where flying remains a luxury. Boliviana  

2005 June - As angry street protests continue, President Mesa resigns. Supreme Court head Eduardo Rodriguez is sworn in as caretaker president. 2005 December - Socialist leader Evo Morales wins presidential elections. He becomes the first indigenous ...  

15 de febrero de 2012, 13:08La Paz, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian Deputy Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Alurralde accused Chile on Wednesday of violating Resolution 426 of the Organization of American States (OAS), related to Bolivia''s right to have a ...  

Blogger Dario Kenner from Bolivia Diary interviewed indigenous leaders who are against and in favor of building a road through the Indigenous Territory and National Park Isiboro Sécuro (TIPNIS). Written by Silvia Viñas · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper  

President Evo Morales' new cabinet approved a supreme decree to revoke PAE's shares because it failed to fulfil the investment promise in the Caipipendi gas project. State oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos, known as YPFB, will take ...  

BBC NewsBolivia march revives Tipnis Amazon road disputeBBC NewsPresident Evo Morales cancelled the project last year after a similar protest march by indigenous tribes. They said the road would destroy their rainforest homeland. But other communities say the highway would bring much-needed economic development to ...Bolivians demand controversial highwayMSN NZ NewsBolivian peasants protest for a roadHouston ChronicleBolivian Congress Hopes...  

Boliviana de Aviacion has abolished first class and sells all seats for the same low prices, marketing the flights with a socialist stamp in keeping with President Evo Morales’ insistence that “all are equal.”  

The agreement follows the restoration of Bolivia-U.S. ties in November. Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. ambassador and DEA in 2008 for allegedly inciting the opposition. The agreement creates a coca cultivation tracking system, with the U ...  

Since the entry of Compañía Cervecera Boliviana SA (CCB) into the beer arena in 2006, the market has become more dynamic despite the strong position of the current leader Cervecería Boliviana Nacional SA (CBN). Over the review period, but especially in ...  

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — In just three years, Bolivia's state airline has pushed aside private carriers, bucking an international trend toward privatization while becoming the leader in domestic flights for a poor Andean country where flying ...  

LIMA, Peru -- Bolivia's president said Monday that he hopes to build a new railway linking his country to Peru that would facilitate exports to Asia. Bolivian President Evo Morales said he has discussed the plan with Peruvian President Ollanta ...  

Exports of manufactured goods rose 22 percent to $2.2 billion. Brazil is the chief economic trade partner of Bolivia, followed by the United States and Argentina. The exports have helped bolster the government of leftist President Evo Morales.  

LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Bolivian authorities plan to sell more than 13,000 metric tons (14,000 tons) of rice seized from a jailed American businessman, an official said Friday.Jacob Ostreicher has been jailed without being charged since June in connection with a money laundering investigation.Read More...  

Black and ominous clouds darken the afternoon sky in La Paz. Bolivia's rainy season has arrived for another year. Last February, 24 hours of intense rainfall in La Paz led to one of the worst natural disasters in its recent history - a huge landslide that ...  

Domestic companies have decided to become absolute leaders in the fast-growing wine market. Over the review period, the main wineries started to work together in an attempt to position their brands as top-of-mind among Bolivian consumers, but also to ...  

While drinking and philanthropy usually go hand in hand in New York, here's an ambitious new product that cuts out the middle man: Fair Vodka, the world's first Fair Trade spirit, and also the first quinoa-based vodka. Fair Vodka made a splash at last week's Benefit For Haiti, as co-fo[...]  

In October 1982, Hernán Siles Zuazo again became president ... The colonial period produced not only the paintings of Pérez de Holguín, Flores, Bitti, and others but also the works of skilled but unknown stonecutters, woodcarvers, goldsmiths ...  

In just three years, Bolivia's state airline has pushed aside private carriers, bucking an international trend toward privatization while becoming the leader in domestic flights for a poor Andean country where flying remains a luxury. Boliviana de Aviacion ...  

LIMA, Peru — Bolivia president Evo Morales appears set to renew his showdown with the poor voters who swept him to power after heavy hinting that he will again attempt to abandon fuel subsidies. Speaking at a conference of his Movement Towards Socialism ...  

President Evo Morales, a close ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, has steadily increased state control over natural resources in the mineral- and natural gas-rich country, which is home to one of the world’s largest silver mines, San Cristobal.  

06 de enero de 2012, 12:06La Paz, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales brought forward Law 214 at the Government Palace on Friday, which declares 2012 the year of nonviolence against children and adolescents, and promotes policies to ...  

After 14 years in the nation and despite many campaigns and promos McDonald's was forced to close its 8 Bolivian restaurants in the major cities of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.  

LA PAZ, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- About 5,000 Bolivian Amazonian indigenous people marched into the capital Monday to demand the construction of a highway that would run through their territory, local media reported. Months ago, the project was abandoned by the ...  

La Paz, Bolivia (XNA) Jan 09, 2012 China would put Bolivia's first telecommunications satellite into orbit in December 2013, China's Ambassador to Bolivia Shen Zhiliang announced Thursday. The manufacturing process of the satellite had been completed in China, Shen said, and technicians from both countries were working on the final design, which was expected to be finished by March 2013. If there were no divergences a  

LA PAZ,Bolivia - Bolivian authorities on Saturday announced the arrest of an Argentine ex-military officer wanted for human rights violations committed during his country's "Dirty War" in the 1970s and 1980s. Bolivian Interior Minister Wilfredo ...  

LA PAZ, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales Friday presented a new law, declaring 2012 as the year of nonviolence against children and calling for better living conditions for the country's youngsters. Bolivians "should be aware of" and thus ...  

Bolivian President Evo Morales says he has discussed the plan with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala. Morales tells the Peruvian radio station RPP that the railway would run from Puerto Suarez, on Bolivia's border with Brazil, to the Pacific ...  

ABC NewsBolivia's State Airline Catapults to Market LeaderABC NewsBoliviana de Aviacion has abolished first class and sells all seats for the same low prices, marketing the flights with a socialist stamp in keeping with President Evo Morales' insistence that "all are equal." The story of how BoA has managed to fly ...and more »  

10 de enero de 2012, 14:36Cochabamba, Bolivia, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) President Evo Morales highlighted on Tuesday the broad popular participation in the third phase of the national meeting to deepen the process of change in Bolivia. This event went beyond ...  

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala discussed the issue during a meeting with Bolivian President Evo Morales in the Andean city of Cusco. Humala told reporters after Thursday's meeting that Bolivia has a "legitimate demand" for access to the ocean.  

"We've discussed our position to support the legitimate claim from our brothers in Bolivia to have their outlet to the sea," Humala said at a news conference with Bolivian president Evo Morales after a meeting in the Andean city of Cusco. The statement was ...  

Bolivia and Peru are discussing the possible construction of a railroad between the two countries, news service EFE reported today, citing comments by President Evo Morales. Speaking to Bolivia’s state radio, Morales said he discussed the ...  

19 de diciembre de 2011, 15:23La Paz, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The hydrocarbon exploration plan for 2011-2020, presented by the Bolivian oil company YPFB, will ensure energy and income for Bolivia, President Evo Morales said on Monday. The new program aims ...  

05 de enero de 2012, 10:54La Paz, Jan 5 (Prensa Latina) The Terrorism Case in Bolivia, which investigates a group of European mercenaries hired with internal funding to destabilize the government of Evo Morales and divide the country, could confirm links ...  

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivian authorities plan to sell more than 13,000 metric tons (14,000 tons) of rice seized from a jailed American businessman, an official said Friday. Jacob Ostreicher has been jailed without being charged since June in ...  

President Morales pledged to redistribute wealth to the poor He was ... He succeeded caretaker leader Eduardo Rodriguez, who took office in June 2005 when President Carlos Mesa resigned amid mass protests demanding the nationalisation of the energy sector.  

La Paz, Bolivia – Bolivian authorities plan to sell more than 13,000 metric tons (14,000 tons) of rice seized from a jailed American businessman, an official said Friday. Jacob Ostreicher has been jailed without being charged since June in connection with a money laundering investigation. Ostreicher, who runs a New York flooring business, has said [...]  

It is not a description that goes down well with the socialist government of President Evo Morales. The nation's first indigenous leader has pledged that Bolivia will exploit the lithium reserves on its own, sustainably, and for the benefit of Bolivians.  

Bolivian president Evo Morales has approved a law that clears the way for stolen vehicles in the Andean country to be legalized – but the legislation is angering the country's neighbors in Brazil.   The law, called ley de chutos, was approved ...  

Dramatic Photo Shows Jaguar and Cubs from Bolivia’s Kaa Iya del Gran Chaco National Park 1,000 jaguars live in the vast bi-national Gran Chaco Jaguar Conservation Unit spanning southern Bolivia and northern Paraguay Newswise — NEW YORK (DATE) – The ...  

La Paz - Indigenous people in Andean Bolivia have for many centuries chewed on coca leaves, a centuries-old tradition they call 'acullicu' which helps fight hunger and exhaustion and alleviate pain. The Spanish conquistadors who arrived in ...  

LIMA, Peru — Bolivia’s president said Monday that he hopes to build a new railway linking his country to Peru that would facilitate exports to Asia. Bolivian President Evo Morales said he has discussed the plan with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala ...  

Social organizations, trade unions, farmers and women, among others, collectively designed, along with President Evo Morales, a new agenda to deepen the process of change and the democratic and cultural revolution, during the meeting at the Piñami country ...  

Although the main opposition party boycotted the session, a constitutional draft was approved on 24 November. In May 2008, Evo Morales was a signatory to the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty of the Union of South American Nations. Bolivia has ratified the treaty.  

Bolivian President Evo Morales believes that in 2012 the United Nations will finally agree that chewing of coca leaves is a legal ancient tradition of all people living in the Andes. Bolivia signed an agreement with the United Nations in 1961 that gave the ...  

La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission for the Missions of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference has promoted the organization of a course for new missionaries arriving in the country, to be held from March 12 to 17 at the House Maurer, on the Avenida Juan Pablo II. Through this initiative we want to present the missionaries a picture of the reality in Bolivia and pastoral duties of the Church. The course was designed for priests, men and women...  

Bolivia was named for Simón Bolívar, a leader in the Spanish American wars of independence. Antonio José de Sucre had been given the option by Bolívar to either keep Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia) under the newly formed Republic of Peru ...  

Last November the US and Bolivia agreed to restore diplomatic ties and resume anti-drug cooperation. In March last year Brazil agreed to help train and equip Bolivian security forces for the fight against drugs, and also stepped up border controls.  

The socialist government of President Evo Morales reckons that the way to restore public faith in the judicial system is to replace the judges with elected ones. On January 3rd, with much fanfare, he swore in 56 judges elected in a national ballot last October.  

Bolivia was named for Simón Bolívar, a leader in the Spanish American wars ... In March 2004, the new president Carlos Mesa announced that his government would hold a series of rallies around the country, and at its embassies abroad, demanding that ...  

Bolivia's president hopes to build a new railway linking his country to Peru that would facilitate exports to Asia. Evo Morales said he has discussed the plan with Peruvian president Ollanta Humala. Mr Morales told the Peruvian radio station RPP that the ...  

23 de diciembre de 2011, 16:23La Paz, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Social organizations participating in the national summit, convened by President Evo Morales to create a new development agenda in the country as of 2012, on Friday continued to debate the bases ...  

[Satellite TODAY 01-09-12] China will launch Bolivia’s first telecommunications satellite, Tupac Katari, into orbit in December 2013, Chinese Ambassador to Bolivia Shen Zhiliang announced Jan 5.    The satellite is being built in China under an agreement signed between the Bolivian Space...  

Bolivia has joined Brazil and the United States in signing an accord to cooperate in the control of coca plant cultivation. Coca is used for traditional medicinal purposes in the Andean region but is also the raw material of cocaine. Friday's signing had ...  

YPFB is working on the architecture for a mega-licensing round in 2012 as President Evo Morales tries to lure new explorers to the country and reverse its declining natural gas fortunes. The company is seeking 42 new areas spread out between traditional ...  

Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Everything is ready to start on 11 January, the National Congress of the youth pastoral. The organizers have confirmed the presence of more than 400 delegates, in addition to special guests and some Bishops that will accompany this event which begins the 2012 calendar of the Church's activities in Bolivia. "We hope that this Congress will become a tsunami of faith and enthusiasm, to give continuity to this process...  

10 de enero de 2012, 08:58La Paz, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) The march calling for the construction of a road in the indigenous territory and the Isiboro-Secure National Park (Tipnis) will leave the village of Pongo on Tuesday, where it stayed for the last ...  

Its gentle arc fades naturally into the Andean landscape. Get Science News From The New York Times » But the 43-mile-long stretch of rocky soil is now an object of international scientific fascination. Satellite measurements show that the hill ...  

According to recent statements by the national manager of the evaporite resources released by Bolivian newspaper La Razon, processing of lithium carbonate and potassium chloride will be carried out by combining "profitable" solar evaporation and chemicals ...  

The demand for vitamins and dietary supplements is growing steadily in the country; driven mainly by health and wellness trends that are influencing Bolivian consumers, especially women. It is noticeable that young professional woman are more aware now ...  

In Americas Quarterly [es], blogger Cecilia Lanza praises the artisan women of El Alto who have created their own workshops and small businesses. Written by Silvia Viñas · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper  

Bolivians are experiencing a fast change in their lifestyles ... Product coverage: Acne Treatments, Allergy Eye Care, Antihistamines/Allergy Remedies (Systemic), Antiparasitics/Lice (Head and Body) Treatments, Antipruritics, Child-Specific Cough, Cold ...  

LA PAZ, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Bolivian government beefed up border controls with Paraguay Wednesday to prevent the foot-and-mouth disease from entering the country. Vice Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture Victor Hugo Vasquez said his government ...  

In January 2012, Santos Ramirez, a close ally of Bolivian President Evo Morales and former president of the state-owned YPFB oil company, was successfully convicted of corruption for accepting bribes. The 12-year prison sentence was handed down to Ramirez ...  

Bolivian President Evo Morales has said that a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are spying on his country for the United States. Some of the NGOs that work with local philanthropic groups "are the fifth column of espionage in Bolivia.  

Bolivian President Evo Morales has said that a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are spying on his country for the United States. Some of the NGOs that work with local philanthropic groups "are the fifth ...  

The reform is the fruit of a law passed in late 2010 with the backing of the socialist government of President Evo Morales, Bolivia's first Amerindian president, who has called for recasting the country's institutions on an indigenous foundation.  

A former close ally of Bolivian President Evo Morales was convicted of corruption for taking bribes while running the state-run YPFB oil company and sentenced to 12 years in prison.The court also handed a six-year sentence in absentia to an Argentine businessman convicted of paying the bribes in a case that might never have come to light if not for an armed robbery that turned fatal.Santos Ramirez, a longtime Morales confidante tapped by the...  

TEANECK — Raul Caceres left Bolivia when he was a teenager, and in the four decades since then has become a plastic surgeon, a father of two and a pillar of St. Anastasia Church in Teaneck. But he’s never forgotten his roots. And as a result ...  

Nearly all the eradication in Bolivia last year was accomplished in the Chapare region, where President Evo Morales rose to prominence as a coca-growers union leader and still holds considerable sway. His influence in the Yungas is weaker.  

26 de enero de 2012, 17:11La Paz, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian President, Evo Morales, assured Thursday that farmers constitute humanity''s moral reserve because of the values they transmit from their ancestors. The Bolivian leader participated in ...  

22 de enero de 2012, 09:24La Paz, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) President Evo Morales will give a report to the nation on Sunday, in an Honor Session of the Pluri-national Legislative Assembly in this capital, in the second anniversary of the foundation of the ...  

Twenty years doesn’t seem an adequate sentence for a death caused by drunk driving, but Judge Jon Farris thought the illegal alien killer’s apology was touching enough to merit a lowered sentence, and family tears were shed on behalf of the perp in court as well. Neither of the surviving victims appeared, who were seriously injured in the crash. Not only was there an emotional apology, the killer said he found god in jail and had quit drinking...  

23 de enero de 2012, 15:06La Paz, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) The ministerial cabinet to accompany Bolivian President Evo Morales in the third year of mandate of the Plurinational government of Bolivia, took office Monday, with several changes in its composition.  

Bolivian President Repeats Maritime Demand to ChilePrensa Latina02 de febrero de 2012, 12:47La Paz, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) President Evo Morales expressed his confidence that the 100-year-old demand of sovereign access to the sea for Bolivia will be solve bilaterally with Chile, although he assured that the ...and more »  

LA PAZ, Bolivia — A former close ally of Bolivian President Evo Morales was convicted of corruption for taking bribes while running the state-run YPFB oil company and sentenced to 12 years in prison. The court also handed a six-year sentence ...  

More than 2000 Amazon Indians have called on Bolivian President Evo Morales to approve the building of a highway through a nature reserve, a project scrapped last year after widespread protests. Demonstrators rallied in the capital La Paz, some of them ...  

More than 2,000 Amazon Indians on Monday called on Bolivian President Evo Morales to approve the building of a highway through a nature reserve, a project scrapped last year after widespread protests. Demonstrators rallied in the capital La Paz ...  

Boliviana de Aviacion (BoA) has abolished first class and sells all seats for the same low prices, marketing the flights with a socialist stamp in keeping with President Evo Morales' insistence that 'all are equal'. The story of how BoA has managed to fly ...  

More than 2,000 Amazon Indians on Monday called on Bolivian President Evo Morales to approve the building of a highway through a nature reserve, a project scrapped last year after widespread protests.  

19 de enero de 2012, 11:46Havana, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The book "Abya Yala: An Indigenous View", containing a foreword by Bolivian President Evo Morales, will be launched at the International Book Fair of Havana, scheduled from February 9-19. The book ...  

After going through a Chavez/Castro-like phase, Bolivian President Evo Morales seems to have come to his senses and now, according to Reuters, wants to lure back foreign investment in mining (which has stalled after Morales nationalised the gas industry).  

A former close ally of Bolivian President Evo Morales was convicted of corruption for taking bribes while running the state-run YPFB oil company and sentenced to 12 years in prison. The court also handed a six-year sentence in absentia to an Argentine ...  

A former close ally of Bolivian president Evo Morales has been convicted of corruption for taking bribes while running the state-run YPFB oil company and sentenced to 12 years in prison.  

In another development, Bolivian President Evo Morales says he has secured backing from Iran to help his South American nation develop a peaceful nuclear energy program. Morales did not announce specific plans for a nuclear plant but said Friday ...  

LA PAZ, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's President Evo Morales will decorate on Friday Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho Gaucho with the medal "Sports Merit" in Bolivian south central city of Sucre, official sources said on Thursday. The awarding of the medal ...  

26 de diciembre de 2011, 17:00Lima, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales defended his country's right to reject provocations from the Chilean government regarding their disagreement over national territorial and maritime limits. In ...  

Carlos Martinelly-Montano (left), the drunk-driving Bolivian national who killed a Benedictine nun in Virginia in August, 2010, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The case became a national scandal after the public learned that Martinelly-Montano ...  

01 de febrero de 2012, 18:26La Paz, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) A solution to the conflict among Bolivian indigenous people because of the construction of a road that goes through the TIPNIS national park is taking time, as Congress is mulling over some ...  

During this Bolivian First Division match between Nacional Potosi and a team apparently called "The Strongest," Erlan Mealla of Potosi delivered one of the more remarkable goals you'll ever see. The 23-year-old adjusted his body to make contact ...  

Exports of manufactured goods rose 22 percent to $2.2 billion. Brazil is the chief economic trade partner of Bolivia, followed by the United States and Argentina. The exports have helped bolster the government of leftist President Evo Morales.  

Romero said that the high-level representation is comprised of Hydrocarbons Minister Juan Jose Sosa, Minister for the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana, and Carlos Villegas, president of Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). Tarija ...  

Speaking at the ceremony on the 132th anniversary of Bolivia's confinement after losing its access to the Pacific Ocean in a territorial war against Chile in 1879, President Evo Morales announced last March that his country will sue the neighboring nation ...  

There is not usually too much global noise made in the Bolivian First Division. Erlan Mealla managed to score a spectacular goal, though, that will likely be a big hit on YouTube. In a Nacional Potosi match versus The Strongest, Nacional's ...  

Bolivian female senator Gabriela Montano was elected president of the chamber Thursday, official sources said. A member of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), Montano now holds the third highest post of the country behind President Evo Morales and ...  

regions and municipalities continue on Wednesday the debates on the proposals made in the first stage of the national meeting to deepen the process of change led by President Evo Morales. With the presence of representatives of 68 social, business and ...  

19 de enero de 2012, 11:31La Paz, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian soccer player Ronadinho Gaucho, winner of the FIFA Ballon d´Or (Golden Ball) Award in 2005, will receive the Medal of Sports Merit on Friday, granted by the Bolivian government ...  

Brazilian giants Flamengo toiled in the altitude of Potosi on Wednesday evening, going down to their Bolivian opponents in the opening match of their Copa Libertadores tie. Fighting in the prelims for a place in the Copa group stage, Flamengo ...  

We've seen some great volley goals over the years, including Wayne Rooney against Manchester City, and Zinedine Zidane in the 2001 Champions League final. However, you don't see a so-called 'scorpion' volley breaking the back of the net too often ...  

12 de enero de 2012, 17:23La Paz, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian marchers from the South Indigenous Council (Conisur) who demand the construction of an inter-departmental road through the indigenous territory and the Isiboro Sécure National Park ...  

In Bolivia, the first indigenous president, Evo Morales, has tried to remake his country, shaking off global capitalism and empowering indigenous people. He has nationalized gas, loosened the rules on growing coca and kicked out the US ambassador.  

farmers and businessmen reached important agreements for the production of food and goods for the people. According to Solis, President Evo Morales is working to control coca leaf production, aiming at preserving the countryâÖs image.  

11 de enero de 2012, 13:11La Paz, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Members of the march calling for the construction of a road through the Indigenous Territory of the Isiboro Secure National Park (Tipnis) on Wednesday asked for help to face the hard days ahead to ...  

This is reflecting in a higher incidence of digestive problems in even younger people; considering the low access to health services of Bolivian consumers and the fact that the majority of the population do not have regular health checks,... The Digestive ...  

Social, farmer, indigenous, labor, intellectual, student, women and business organizations are designing along with Evo Morales the countryâÖs new strategy of economic, political, social development as of 2012 to start in assembly the second stage of ...